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...Ernest Ingersoll. There are four portraits, illustrating the first part of "Retrospections of the American Stage," by John Bernard. There are two purely literary papers, one on "The Brownings," by Miss Kate M. Rowland, of Baltimore. The other literary paper, by J. Heard, is a singularly cogent argument to show "Why Women should Study Shakespeare." The poetry is not abundant, but comprises such names as Celia Thaxter, John Vance Cheney and Louise Chandler Moulton...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE MANHATTAN FOR JUNE. | 5/23/1884 | See Source »

...faculty should show such a spirit the men would be ready to meet them more than half-way. The spirit of petty spying and taking names of men probably having little to do with the disturbance, and then the system of wholesale summons will never help towards that better feeling between the faculty and the men, which every man wishes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: COMMUNICATION. | 5/22/1884 | See Source »

Yesterday afternoon was a beautiful time for rolling up high figures on a score sheet, and the few members of the club who were forturate enough to get out to Watertown improved the chance, as the totals below show...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD SHOOTING CLUB. | 5/22/1884 | See Source »

...heartily tired of replying to the puerile attacks the Yale Courant has seen fit to make upon us in its endeavor to prove certain "facts" that we have already commented on in regard to the freshman game. If that sheet would only resume the reasonable tone it used to show occasionally some time ago, and would use a little good sense, or better, a little common fairness when dealing with Harvard, we should be most happy to refer to it. But so long as it descends to such impertinence as its past issue exhibits, its remarks can only be treated...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 5/21/1884 | See Source »

...listen to the singing of the Glee Club in front of Matthews. This was much enjoyed until a little after 12 o'clock a proctor forbade any more singing. During all this time the yard was bright with the rockets, mines, candles and huge crackers, making a pretty show. The credos now began to disperse gradually, and by 12.30 it seemed as if the yard was practically deserted. The appearance of a wagon filled with lighted barrels near Thayer, soon brought up a large crowd from all directions. When this had been hauled out of the yard it burned brightly...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE CELEBRATION. | 5/21/1884 | See Source »